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VOLLEYBALL
SPORT RULES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GOVERNING RULES ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2. OFFICIAL EVENTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Volleyball Juggle ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Volleyball Pass................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.3 Volleyball Toss and Hit ................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.4 Individual Skills Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 3
2.5 Team Skills Volleyball ................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.6 Team Competition......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.7 Unified Sports Team Competition ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.8 Modified Team Competition....................................................................................................................................... 3
3. COURT AND EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Service Line ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Height of the Net........................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Volleyball ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Official Court Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................... 4
3.5 Players' Uniforms ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. TEAM COMPETITION RULES ................................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Divisioning ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Libero Player ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.3 Competition Adaptations (from FIVB Rules) .......................................................................................................... 5
4.4 Bench Coaching .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
4.5 Basic Ground Rules ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.6 Sanctions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.7 Protests ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
5. UNIFIED SPORTS TEAM COMPETITION RULES ............................................................................................................... 7
5.1 Roster/Lineup ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.3 Service Order .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
6. MODIFIED TEAM COMPETITION RULES ........................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Divisioning ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.2 Competition Adaptations ............................................................................................................................................ 8
6.3 Basic Ground Rules ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
7. SKILLS COMPETITION RULES .............................................................................................................................................. 9
7.1 Individual Skills ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
7.2 Other Skills Events ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
8. VOLLEYBALL SKILLS ASSESSMENT TESTS (VSAT) ........................................................................................................ 19
8.1 VSAT- Serve ................................................................................................................................................................... 19
8.2 VSAT- Forearm Pass .................................................................................................................................................... 20
8.3 VSAT- Spike ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
8.4 VSAT- Bump-set ........................................................................................................................................................... 22

2 VERSION: June 2018
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